In this new series, HQ trainer Pat Sherwood is searching the CrossFit community for real people with real stories to share. In Part 2, Sherwood is back home to Denver, Colo., for an interview with CrossFitter and friend Domoni Alexander, who discusses her background and how CrossFit has benefited her.

“Before CrossFit, I was on the whole ‘fat-free, whole-grain kick,’” Alexander says. From granola and crackers as “healthy” snacks to energy-drink fruit smoothies for post-workout nutrition, Alexander has come a long way.

“Since then, of course, I’ve realized that I consumed way too many carbohydrates,” she says. “Now I’m doing the Paleo Diet. I love it.”

Alexander says she has more recently added Zone Diet portioning to her quality foods.

“Now I’m going back to weighing and measuring because I just think it’s a good thing to do, because sometimes you forget and overeat,” she says.

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18 Comments on “The Sherwood Chronicles: Community Part 2”

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Joe and Dom are absolutely two of the finest people in the CrossFit community. We miss you both (you too Pat) back in Virginia Beach! Glad to see you all are doing well.

Hey just a thought, again I love this series of journal vids, but for myself and others deployed in the Desert you ever think of doing an interview with us via Skype or something? So far your doing ones on peeps you know and what better info can you get than from people you train with and know from a day to day. But I would like to see what other Crossfiters in the military are doing with nutrition. It’s not like we can go to the local grocery store to pick and choose our meals. We are VERY limited to what we can access out here in terms of nutrition. Granted I look and feel better than ever (can't booze out here and THAT makes a huge difference lol)but I personally am having a hard time choosing what to eat at our DFAC's (dinning facility, chow hall). Other option is ordering things like paleo kits online but you can’t live on that alone. Not trying to make your series difficult but I would LOVE to know what other Military members of Crossfit community out here are doing. Thanks a bunch.

Great video P! I let my wife watch it and we laughed at the circuit training in the gym and the granola mix. Women! I thought you might get the next one with an athlete that plays multiple sports/collegiate sports or other sports like basketball,soccer,etc. where they could be in the gym for several hours and how they might change their nutrition to fit prolonged "play" integrated with crossfit goals. Maybe worthwhile maybe not! But again a big help to all of us!

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